Noble-metal-free Ni(OH)2-modified CdS/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production under visible light irradiation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 40, 2014, Pages 22896-22903

  Yan, Zhiping ^a   Yu, Xingxing ^a   Han, Ali ^a   Xu, Peng ^a   Du, Pingwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDS; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

EID: 84908133101     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5065402     Document Type: Article

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